Development of a 4 MW Full-Size Wind-Turbine Test Bench
At the Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD) at RWTH Aachen University, a 4 MW full-size wind-turbine test bench has been built for conducting comprehensive studies on wind turbine nacelles.
At the Center for Wind Power Drives (CWD) at RWTH Aachen University, a 4 MW full-size wind-turbine test bench has been built for conducting comprehensive studies on wind turbine nacelles.
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